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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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